Donald Trump's Truth Social App Launches on Apple App Store

It automatically downloaded to Apple devices belonging to users who had pre-ordered the app.

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Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook, and Alphabet's YouTube following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by his supporters

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Truth Social, joins a growing portfolio of technology companies that are positioning themselves as champions of free speech

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So far none of the newer companies, which include Twitter competitors Gettr and Parler and video site Rumble, have come close to matching the popularity of their mainstream counterparts.

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Truth Social's app store page detailing its version history showed the first public version of the app, or version 1.0

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On Friday, Nunes was on the app urging users to follow more accounts, share photos and videos and participate in conversations

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